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Champions Chelsea came from behind to finish the Premier League season with a 3-1 win over Sunderland at Stamford Bridge.

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Written ByAlex Fisher

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Loic Remy ensured champions Chelsea finished the Premier League
campaign on a high with second-half double in their 3-1 victory
over Sunderland on Sunday.

The France international came off the bench to secure all three
points to the delight of a packed Stamford Bridge, Remy converting
his first after a superb run from Eden Hazard and adding a second
in the closing minutes.

Chelsea had fallen behind in the first half as Steven Fletcher
netted his first league goal since November, but Diego Costa
cancelled that out from the spot.

Both goals came either side of a poignant moment after 28
minutes, as Didier Drogba - who announced before kick-off he was
leaving the club for a second time at the end of the season - was
carried from the pitch by the Chelsea players, having been
substituted by Jose Mourinho.

Remy could have had his name on the scoresheet much earlier, but
he spurned two excellent chances before finally accepting the third
to register his sixth of the campaign.

His second strike signalled time for the party to start, as
Chelsea rolled out the flicks and tricks to bring the curtain down
on a successful season.

With a celebratory mood inside Stamford Bridge, the champions –
who made six changes – were quickly into their stride and they
would have been ahead inside five minutes had Drogba converted
Willian's low cross.

They did not have it all their own way early on, though, as
Sunderland played some nice football on the counter-attack - Seb
Larsson stretching Petr Cech with a curling effort from 20
yards.

Vito Mannone in the Sunderland goal also needed to be alert when
Branislav Ivanovic tested him with a rasping drive two minutes
later, but the opening goal was not far away.

As the half-hour approached, Chelsea failed to deal with a
right-wing corner, the ball bounced inside the six-yard box and
Fletcher made no mistake at the back post.

The game then had a surreal moment, as Drogba's final Chelsea
appearance came to an early end. He was replaced by Costa, with his
team-mates opting to carry the veteran from the pitch to a standing
ovation that included Sunderland players and the referee.

It did not take Costa long to make an impact, as he brought
Chelsea level from the penalty spot after 36 minutes. The Spain
international converted from 12 yards after Juan Cuadrado had been
felled by John O'Shea.

Remy – introduced for the injured Cuadrado – twice went close to
giving the hosts the lead after the restart, the forward just
lacking the final touch after superb build-up play.

However, Sunderland were not prepared to sit back and allow them
to finish with a flourish, and they were denied chances of their
own around the hour mark.

Jermain Defoe saw a scuffed volley cleared off the line by John
Terry after 59 minutes, and Fletcher was unable to steer his header
on target at the back post four minutes later.

And the visitors were made to rue those misses as Chelsea sealed
all three points with 20 minutes to play, Remy finally finding his
shooting boots to beat Mannone from the edge of the penalty
area.

Remy added a third late on with a deft finish from close range
as the champions rounded off the campaign in fitting fashion.